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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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